CITY HALL — The vice chair of the school district’s Financial Oversight Committee resigned from her post Tuesday over concerns that the Board of Education subverted the nomination process to quell dissent on a sometimes vocal committee.
After hearing from Main Street merchant Frank Strauss, whose hat store Fedora Primo has seen an increase in foot traffic thanks to a simple sign he installed months ago, the Daily Press is certain that the City Council should extend a relaxation of rules regarding signs in public space.
CITY HALL — Supporters of Paul Conrad’s “Chain Reaction” sculpture have until Nov. 15 to raise money to save the piece before city officials remove it from its public art collection.
CITY HALL – The City Council voted Tuesday night to move forward with a hotel development slated for 710 Wilshire Blvd. that came attached to a controversial provision promising a wage opposed both by the business and workers’ rights communities.
CITY HALL — The airport security officer who sued City Hall claiming he was denied a promotion based on his race and age settled his case for $200,000 and an agreement to leave his position.
CITY HALL — Since June 2011, Frank Strauss, proprietor of Fedora Primo, has been able to breathe easy. Not once in the last nine months have city officials stopped by his door to remind him that the sign and hat stand outside of his business on the 200 block of Pier Street are illegal.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
The developer of 710 Wilshire Blvd., also known as the “Alex Gorby Hotel Project,” will be before the City Council tomorrow night for approval of a Development Agreement (DA).
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica’s plastic bag ban is going strong one year after the City Council passed an ordinance ending the reign of single use plastic bags in the city.
CITYWIDE — In August 2011, the Santa Monica Housing Authority opened up its affordable housing waiting list for two days. In under 35 hours, 33,000 applications rushed in from people from Santa Monica and other localities seeking access to a variety of subsidized housing programs available in the ci
WEST L.A. — Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) shied away from direct statements about the fate of Santa Monica Airport when he met with potential new constituents Thursday night in a West Los Angeles church.
CITY HALL — The organization that manages the majority of public pensions in California announced Wednesday that employers would have to kick in more money to cover employee retirement costs because of bad investment returns and falling inflation.
